Comments on: The Cat that almost stole Christmas http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-cat-that-almost-stole-christmas/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Sat, 18 May 2013 20:55:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kristen http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-cat-that-almost-stole-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-298135 Kristen Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:20:28 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-298135 The bobcat was there because its owner wanted a photo of it with Santa. Same with the dogs. It was a fund-raiser for the animal rescue group. Our local Santa Paws set-up has occasionally had horses brought in – but no reindeer as far as I know.

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-cat-that-almost-stole-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-295217 Mike Blumenthal Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:48:44 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-295217 The reindeer and the dogs would make a good combo :)

Thanks for the link

Mike

]]> By: MiriamEllis http://blumenthals.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-cat-that-almost-stole-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-295184 MiriamEllis Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:47:58 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-295184 That certainly goes in the weird news file, Mike!

I echo your question…whose idea was it to have a bobcat at a Santa Claus event? What happened to reindeer?

Speaking of Santa Claus, I’m very excited because a book I’m reading about Lapland began talking about Joulupukki…the Finnish Santa Claus whom all letters to Santa outside Europe are sent to. I had run into Joulupukki a few years ago while writing an article, and I was very interested to read more details about him and the Christmas town where he lives. As many as 4000 people a day visit it during the holiday season.

So, in the spirit of Santa Claus and reindeer (but not bobcats), here is Joulupukki:

http://www.santaclaus.fi/?deptid=14561

Miriam

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